Learning to read the tarot cards..

Hiya everyone,

About a year ago I posted a bit on how I was going to teach myself how to learn the tarot and that I was so determined to do so. Unfortunately, life (and my inability to stick to one project at a time) got in the way and I got distracted by other shiny new things. 

This summer however, I will do it. I've managed to get a few family members on board who are going to learn with me which I hope will be beneficial as we will be able to encourage each other and help each other whilst learning. I've mentioned it to my friends and they've been very supportive and are keen for me to practice on them which is even better! 

We have an exellent teacher named Steve (who works at Quest as an angel card reader) and lessons are due to start any week now. I'm getting rather excited and will be posting a little summary after each lesson to keep track of my progress. 

The pack of cards we will each be using are The Original Rider Waite Tarot Deck accompanied by The Tarot Bible. 

You can purchase these from spiritualquest.co.uk

I've been toying with these cards for well over a year now and they really are beautiful and the clearest deck I've seen before. The bible is filled with detailed explanations of each card; different layouts and how to read the tarot. Both are fantastic for beginners.

If you are interested in learning how to read the tarot yourself, Steve is holding a 5 week Tarot Course running from 7pm - 9pm on Tuesdays 29th July, 12th August, 26th August, 9th September and 23rd September for £60. If you'd like to book a place, give us a call on 01372 878606

Dates for your Diary

For one day only, this Saturday 27th April, Quest is offering Tarot and Angel Card readings or a Shiatsu massage for only £10 for 15 minutes! 

A brilliant price for a little taster session to brighten up your weekend! 

You can book in advance by calling 01372 878606 or by emailing info@spiritualquest.co.uk; alternatively, you can just come along on the day!

Steve, our Angel Card reader with a client

Special offer!

Quest online

This Commemorative Tarot Set by Pamela Colman Smith has been created to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Rider-Waite cards. Brilliant for those tarot card collecters and art lovers in the world. 

The deluxe set includes: The Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot Cards and two books; The Artwork and Times of Pamela Colman Smith, by Stuart R. Kaplan, with over 100 examples of her non-tarot art, and The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (italics) by Arthur Edward Waite, in a new format.

This special tarot deck can be found, on offer at spiritualquest.co.uk  for £19.99 (was previously £29.99, so definitely a bargain)

Psychic Tarot readings

Juliet is the newest member of the Quest team. She offers Psychic readings using a mix of Tarot, Medium Clairvoyance & Crystals. We've all had a reading by her and found it very insightful and incredibly accurate. Juliet is a familiar face around Epsom and a popular reader with celebrities. Having over 200 clients outside of Quest just proves that she is a brilliant reader. 

Juliet can do readings for 30 minutes for £40 or 1 hour appointments for £65 and is avaliable this coming Sunday 12th August.

If you'd like a reading, pop into the shop, give us a call or send us an email. 

Phone: 01372 878606

Email: info@spiritualquest.co.uk

The Tarot

 Every summer I decide to take up something new, whether it be skateboarding or writing a book, I'm set and focused on learning at the start, however (being a Libra), half way through, my mind starts to wander and I usually get side-tracked or find something else to keep myself busy. This year I am absolutely determined on teaching myself how to read the tarot cards. I have bought the Tarot Bible and the Original Rider-Waite Tarot Deck, both have been recommended to me as brilliant for beginners. 

 There are many different beliefs as to where tarot cards first originated from. However it has been traced back to as early as the year 1440. There is a belief that their use was spread by the Romanies or Knights Templar as they wandered throughout Europe. Another theory is that in France and England in 1781, tarot cards were picked up by followers of the occult and believed that the symbolism in the cards represented more than originally thought. From this, they started to use the tarot as a divination tool. Some people believe that the Tarot cards originated in Eygpt and are thought to be the only surviving 'book' from the fire that burned the libraries of Ancient Eygpt.

The Tarot is often linked with negativity and bad energy and has been given a lot of bad press in the past however these are just rumors and generally isn't true. Tarot cards are similar to other spiritual methods of divining the future and uncovering hidden truths such as palmistry and angel card readings.

The tarot is a deck of 78 illustrated cards and is formed of two 'types' of card. There is the Major Arcana and The Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana is made of 22 cards and represent individuals who show a specific quality or archetype. The Minor Arcana is made of 56 cards; four suites going from ace to King, similar to that of a deck of playing cards however they also include a Page (or knave). Each of these cards has a specific meaning and represent events, people, behaviour, ideas and activities that go on in our lives. Tarot readers combine these meanings with their intuition and the specific spreads that can be used to lay out the cards as well as their (and the person they could be reading for's) own interpretation of the cards

An example of the Rider-Waite original deck.

Both Tarot Bible and Rider-Waite Tarot Deck are avaliable to buy on spiritualquest.co.uk

Behind the scenes at Quest.

 Whilst recovering this blog, I found the second ever post made, from way back in 2009. Reading it through, it is all very much accurate to now. It's quite an interesting read if you have the time to take a look.

For the last two years Quest has been the spiritual focal point for the South East, and its tentacles have reportedly reached many corners of the globe. Quest has gone global. Carolina and Madeline, who have nurtured Quest from its infancy to its now full grown status, have customers from Canada, America and beyond.

The reason people say Quest is so unique is its relaxed and gentle energy, to its informative and educational workshops that are diverse in nature. Where else can you learn to read and sense Aura, learn about the Sacred Geometry in a mystical Landscape, join a psychic and Mediumship circle. Learn about embracing you re divinity to Angel workshops and Astrology charts. If you need it, chances are Quest can do it.

I feel passionate about working at Quest, because there is a genuine desire to help people heal, and also to learn as well, so there could be a new generation of healers ready to take the reins.

If anyone has seen the film Pay it Forward, that's what we at Quest, either customer or therapist, are trying to achieve. One of our customers, Andreas, is suffering from brain tumours, and his friends decided to get a facebook group together, where people donated anything from babysitting services, to cooking a meal. Anyone can bid on these items, and all the proceeds are going to an expensive treatment that he needs.

When I first heard this I was amazed by Andreas telling me that strangers were donating money, and offering services. How lovely to think that our basic humanity and decency is still very much in tact. I think we are all finding that life is becoming very jaded and cynical. Quest held an afternoon in Andreas' honour and raised £136 ( and still coming in I'm glad to say) How wonderful that mankind is still in action.

As Rilke so wonderfully puts it " A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship"

As spring seems to be just around the corner, have you ever thought that during you re spring clean, crystals are a powerful cleansing tool as well? Quest has a large range of crystals from the well known Rose Quartz, to the more exotic Blue Cap Topaz, that attunes to the Angels of truth and wisdom.

Perhaps the spring clean you do, could also extend to a personal spring clean. A spiritual makeover. If you feel that the winter has taken its toll, or you feel stuck and lethargic, Quest offers palmistry and Journey work with Carolina, Aura readings and Aura Mediumship with me, to all types of massage with Suzy to Soul Contract readings with Moriah. Gill offers tarot readings, and Litz and Steve are the resident mediums.

Come and visit Quest and we can help to make this year more hopeful, more spiritual and calmer. We are all in need of taking time for us, as we seem to be in a perpetual cycle of giving to others. Selfish isn't a word that should be used for self empowerment. When we give to ourselves, we are more able to be energised too fully give to others.

Written by Kathy in early 2009.